Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Preface. Chapter 1. Overview of Mercury in the Environment (Guangliang Liu Cia, Nelson O'Driscoll, Xinbin Feng, Guibin Jiang). Part I. Analytical Developments. Chapter 2. Advances in Speciation Analysis of Mercury in the Environment (Yanbin Li, Yougguang Yin, Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai). Chapter 3. Measuring Gas Phase Mercury Emissions from Industrial Effluents (Samuel J. Ippolito, Ylias M. Sabri, Suresh K. Bhargava). Part II. Speciation and Transformation. Chapter 4. Atmospheric Chemistry of Mercury (Che-Jen Lin, Pattaraporn Singhasuk, Simo O. Pehkonen). Chapter 5. Microbial transformations in the mercury cycle (Chu-Ching Lin, Nathan Yee, Tamar Barkay). Chapter 6. Photoreactions of Mercury in Aquatic Systems (Emma E. Vost, Marc Amyot, Nelson J. O'Driscoll). Chapter 7. Chemical Speciation of Mercury in Soil and Sediment (Ulf Skyllberg). Chapter 8. The effects of dissolved organic matter on mercury biogeochemistry (Chase A. Gerbig, Joseph N. Ryan, George R. Aiken). Chapter 9. Tracking geochemical transformations and transport of mercury through isotope fractionation (Holger Hintelmann, Wang Zheng). Part III. Transport and Fate. Chapter 10. Atmospheric transport of mercury (Oleg Travnikov). Chapter 11. Adsorption of Mercury on Solids in the Aquatic Environment (Guangliang Liu, Yanbin Li, Yong Cai). Chapter 12. Exchange of elemental mercury between the oceans and the atmosphere (Asif Qureshi, Matthew MacLeod, Elsie Sunderland, Konrad Hungerbühler). Chapter 13. Exchange of Mercury between the Atmosphere and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Mae Sexauer Gustin). Part IV. Bioaccumulation, Toxicity, and Metallomics. Chapter 14. Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury through food webs (Karen Kidd, Meredith Clayden, Tim Jardine). Chapter 15. Mercury toxicity with special reference to methylmercury: A review (Mineshi Sakamoto, Katsuyuki Murata, Akiyoshi Kakita, Masanori Sasaki). Chapter 16. Metallomics of Mercury: Role of Thiol- and Selenol-containing Biomolecules (Feiyue Wang, Marcos Lemes, Mohammad A.K. Khan). Chapter 17. Human Health Significance of Dietary Exposures to Methylmercury (Anna L. Choi, Philippe Grandjean).

"Reviewing the major environmental processes of mercury (Hg) transformation and transport during Hg cycling, this book focuses on the recent developments in environmental chemistry of Hg. Each chapter touches on the basic concepts and provides a critical review of the targeted subject, the methodology used for studying it, and future research needs. The book outlines the fundamental concepts and provides a detailed review of critical findings in recent research. It is suitable for anyone interested in environmental sciences"-- Provided by publisher.

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY OF MERCURY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; 1 OVERVIEW OF MERCURY IN THE ENVIRONMENT; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Toxicity and Health Risks of Mercury Exposure; 1.3 Sources of Mercury; 1.4 Overview of Mercury Biogeochemical Cycling; 1.5 Structure of the Book; 1.6 Concluding Remarks; References; PART I ANALYTICAL DEVELOPMENTS; 2 ADVANCES IN SPECIATION ANALYSIS OF MERCURY IN THE ENVIRONMENT; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Sample Preparation for Hg Speciation in Environmental Samples; 2.3 Application of GC Technique in Hg Speciation Analysis.

2.4 Application of HPLC Technique in Hg Speciation Analysis2.5 Application of Capillary Electrophoresis Techniques in Hg Speciation Analysis; 2.6 Application of X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy in Probing Chemical Microenvironment of Hg; 2.7 Application of Stable Isotope Dilution Technique in Mercury Speciation Analysis; 2.8 Summary; References; 3 MEASURING GAS PHASE MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Standardized Methods for Measuring Mercury; 3.3 Mercury Continuous Emission Monitors (CEMs); 3.4 Future Outlook; References; PART II SPECIATION AND TRANSFORMATION.

4 ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY OF MERCURY4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Overall Picture; 4.3 Chemical Transformations in the Gas Phase; 4.4 Chemical Transformations in the Aqueous Phase; 4.5 Redox Chemistry at the Interface Between the Atmosphere and Earth's Surfaces; 4.6 Atmospheric Implications of the Identified Redox Pathways; 4.7 Future Research Needs; References; 5 MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE MERCURY CYCLE; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Mercury Methylation; 5.3 Methylmercury Degradation; 5.4 Redox Cycling of Inorganic Hg; 5.5 Conclusions; References; 6 PHOTOREACTIONS OF MERCURY IN AQUATIC SYSTEMS.

6.1 Significance of Mercury Photoreactions6.2 Concepts in Mercury Photoreactions; 6.3 Current Methods in Mercury Photochemistry; 6.4 Summary; References; 7 CHEMICAL SPECIATION OF MERCURY IN SOIL AND SEDIMENT; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Physicochemical Properties, Oxidation States, Chemical Forms, Structures, and Concentrations of Mercury in the Environment; 7.3 Aqueous Phase: Major Ligands and Their Affinities for Mercury(II); 7.4 Liquid and Solid Phases of Mercury in Soils and Sediments; 7.5 Reactions of Mercury(II) with Soil and Sediment Particle Surfaces.

7.6 Stabilization of Nanoparticulate Mercury(II) Sulfides by Natural Organic Matter7.7 Solubility and Chemical Speciation of Mercury(II) in Soils and Sediments; 7.8 Methods for Studying the Chemistry of Mercury(II) in Soils and Sediments; 7.9 Future Research Needs; References; 8 THE EFFECTS OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER ON MERCURY BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Dissolved Organic Matter; 8.3 Field Observations; 8.4 Effects of DOM on Mercury Distributions Between Solution and Particles; 8.5 Mercury Binding Strength; 8.6 Mercury Binding Environment.